TV channels & antenna towers in Catalina, Arizona

Catalina is a town of about 7,570 people in Arizona. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 24 licensed TV transmitters: 10 full-power, 3 Class A, 6 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 10 at good or strong strength.

16 of them are within 25 miles of Catalina, 0 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 8 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Tucson, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Tucson's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 9 (KGUN-TV), CBS on channel 13 (KOLD-TV), NBC on channel 4 (KVOA), Fox on channel 11 (KMSB), CW on channel 18 (KTTU), Telemundo on channel 40 (KHRR) and Univision on channel 46 (KUVE-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 3 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna ESE, at about 117°. The main network towers for Catalina sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KUVE-DT, KGUN-TV, KTTU, KVOA and KMSB and others, transmit from the same tower site about 13 miles southeast of Catalina (118° ESE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Catalina at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the southeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Catalina, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Catalina is KMSB (Fox), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KUAT-TV is only 14 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 17 stations at fair strength or better, Catalina ranks 50th of 215 places in Arizona: more than the typical Arizona town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 13 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

22% of Arizona's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Oro Valley, 8.4 miles away.